core/mem/

manually_drop.rs

use crate::marker::Destruct;
use crate::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, DerefPure};
use crate::ptr;

/// A wrapper to inhibit the compiler from automatically calling `T`’s
/// destructor. This wrapper is 0-cost.
///
/// `ManuallyDrop<T>` is guaranteed to have the same layout and bit validity as
/// `T`, and is subject to the same layout optimizations as `T`. As a
/// consequence, it has *no effect* on the assumptions that the compiler makes
/// about its contents. For example, initializing a `ManuallyDrop<&mut T>` with
/// [`mem::zeroed`] is undefined behavior. If you need to handle uninitialized
/// data, use [`MaybeUninit<T>`] instead.
///
/// Note that accessing the value inside a `ManuallyDrop<T>` is safe. This means
/// that a `ManuallyDrop<T>` whose content has been dropped must not be exposed
/// through a public safe API. Correspondingly, `ManuallyDrop::drop` is unsafe.
///
/// # `ManuallyDrop` and drop order
///
/// Rust has a well-defined [drop order] of values. To make sure that fields or
/// locals are dropped in a specific order, reorder the declarations such that
/// the implicit drop order is the correct one.
///
/// It is possible to use `ManuallyDrop` to control the drop order, but this
/// requires unsafe code and is hard to do correctly in the presence of
/// unwinding.
///
/// For example, if you want to make sure that a specific field is dropped after
/// the others, make it the last field of a struct:
///
/// ```
/// struct Context;
///
/// struct Widget {
///     children: Vec<Widget>,
///     // `context` will be dropped after `children`.
///     // Rust guarantees that fields are dropped in the order of declaration.
///     context: Context,
/// }
/// ```
///
/// # Interaction with `Box`
///
/// Currently, if you have a `ManuallyDrop<T>`, where the type `T` is a `Box` or
/// contains a `Box` inside, then dropping the `T` followed by moving the
/// `ManuallyDrop<T>` is [considered to be undefined
/// behavior](https://github.com/rust-lang/unsafe-code-guidelines/issues/245).
/// That is, the following code causes undefined behavior:
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
///
/// let mut x = ManuallyDrop::new(Box::new(42));
/// unsafe {
///     ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut x);
/// }
/// let y = x; // Undefined behavior!
/// ```
///
/// This is [likely to change in the
/// future](https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/3336-maybe-dangling.html). In the
/// meantime, consider using [`MaybeUninit`] instead.
///
/// # Safety hazards when storing `ManuallyDrop` in a struct or an enum.
///
/// Special care is needed when all of the conditions below are met:
/// * A struct or enum contains a `ManuallyDrop`.
/// * The `ManuallyDrop` is not inside a `union`.
/// * The struct or enum is part of public API, or is stored in a struct or an
///   enum that is part of public API.
/// * There is code that drops the contents of the `ManuallyDrop` field, and
///   this code is outside the struct or enum's `Drop` implementation.
///
/// In particular, the following hazards may occur:
///
/// #### Storing generic types
///
/// If the `ManuallyDrop` contains a client-supplied generic type, the client
/// might provide a `Box` as that type. This would cause undefined behavior when
/// the struct or enum is later moved, as mentioned in the previous section. For
/// example, the following code causes undefined behavior:
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
///
/// pub struct BadOption<T> {
///     // Invariant: Has been dropped if `is_some` is false.
///     value: ManuallyDrop<T>,
///     is_some: bool,
/// }
/// impl<T> BadOption<T> {
///     pub fn new(value: T) -> Self {
///         Self { value: ManuallyDrop::new(value), is_some: true }
///     }
///     pub fn change_to_none(&mut self) {
///         if self.is_some {
///             self.is_some = false;
///             unsafe {
///                 // SAFETY: `value` hasn't been dropped yet, as per the invariant
///                 // (This is actually unsound!)
///                 ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut self.value);
///             }
///         }
///     }
/// }
///
/// // In another crate:
///
/// let mut option = BadOption::new(Box::new(42));
/// option.change_to_none();
/// let option2 = option; // Undefined behavior!
/// ```
///
/// #### Deriving traits
///
/// Deriving `Debug`, `Clone`, `PartialEq`, `PartialOrd`, `Ord`, or `Hash` on
/// the struct or enum could be unsound, since the derived implementations of
/// these traits would access the `ManuallyDrop` field. For example, the
/// following code causes undefined behavior:
///
/// ```no_run
/// use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
///
/// // This derive is unsound in combination with the `ManuallyDrop::drop` call.
/// #[derive(Debug)]
/// pub struct Foo {
///     value: ManuallyDrop<String>,
/// }
/// impl Foo {
///     pub fn new() -> Self {
///         let mut temp = Self {
///             value: ManuallyDrop::new(String::from("Unsafe rust is hard."))
///         };
///         unsafe {
///             // SAFETY: `value` hasn't been dropped yet.
///             ManuallyDrop::drop(&mut temp.value);
///         }
///         temp
///     }
/// }
///
/// // In another crate:
///
/// let foo = Foo::new();
/// println!("{:?}", foo); // Undefined behavior!
/// ```
///
/// [drop order]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/destructors.html
/// [`mem::zeroed`]: crate::mem::zeroed
/// [`MaybeUninit<T>`]: crate::mem::MaybeUninit
/// [`MaybeUninit`]: crate::mem::MaybeUninit
#[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
#[lang = "manually_drop"]
#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
#[repr(transparent)]
#[rustc_pub_transparent]
pub struct ManuallyDrop<T: ?Sized> {
    value: T,
}

impl<T> ManuallyDrop<T> {
    /// Wrap a value to be manually dropped.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
    /// let mut x = ManuallyDrop::new(String::from("Hello World!"));
    /// x.truncate(5); // You can still safely operate on the value
    /// assert_eq!(*x, "Hello");
    /// // But `Drop` will not be run here
    /// # // FIXME(https://github.com/rust-lang/miri/issues/3670):
    /// # // use -Zmiri-disable-leak-check instead of unleaking in tests meant to leak.
    /// # let _ = ManuallyDrop::into_inner(x);
    /// ```
    #[must_use = "if you don't need the wrapper, you can use `mem::forget` instead"]
    #[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_manually_drop", since = "1.32.0")]
    #[inline(always)]
    pub const fn new(value: T) -> ManuallyDrop<T> {
        ManuallyDrop { value }
    }

    /// Extracts the value from the `ManuallyDrop` container.
    ///
    /// This allows the value to be dropped again.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// use std::mem::ManuallyDrop;
    /// let x = ManuallyDrop::new(Box::new(()));
    /// let _: Box<()> = ManuallyDrop::into_inner(x); // This drops the `Box`.
    /// ```
    #[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
    #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "const_manually_drop", since = "1.32.0")]
    #[inline(always)]
    pub const fn into_inner(slot: ManuallyDrop<T>) -> T {
        slot.value
    }

    /// Takes the value from the `ManuallyDrop<T>` container out.
    ///
    /// This method is primarily intended for moving out values in drop.
    /// Instead of using [`ManuallyDrop::drop`] to manually drop the value,
    /// you can use this method to take the value and use it however desired.
    ///
    /// Whenever possible, it is preferable to use [`into_inner`][`ManuallyDrop::into_inner`]
    /// instead, which prevents duplicating the content of the `ManuallyDrop<T>`.
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// This function semantically moves out the contained value without preventing further usage,
    /// leaving the state of this container unchanged.
    /// It is your responsibility to ensure that this `ManuallyDrop` is not used again.
    ///
    #[must_use = "if you don't need the value, you can use `ManuallyDrop::drop` instead"]
    #[stable(feature = "manually_drop_take", since = "1.42.0")]
    #[inline]
    pub unsafe fn take(slot: &mut ManuallyDrop<T>) -> T {
        // SAFETY: we are reading from a reference, which is guaranteed
        // to be valid for reads.
        unsafe { ptr::read(&slot.value) }
    }
}

impl<T: ?Sized> ManuallyDrop<T> {
    /// Manually drops the contained value.
    ///
    /// This is exactly equivalent to calling [`ptr::drop_in_place`] with a
    /// pointer to the contained value. As such, unless the contained value is a
    /// packed struct, the destructor will be called in-place without moving the
    /// value, and thus can be used to safely drop [pinned] data.
    ///
    /// If you have ownership of the value, you can use [`ManuallyDrop::into_inner`] instead.
    ///
    /// # Safety
    ///
    /// This function runs the destructor of the contained value. Other than changes made by
    /// the destructor itself, the memory is left unchanged, and so as far as the compiler is
    /// concerned still holds a bit-pattern which is valid for the type `T`.
    ///
    /// However, this "zombie" value should not be exposed to safe code, and this function
    /// should not be called more than once. To use a value after it's been dropped, or drop
    /// a value multiple times, can cause Undefined Behavior (depending on what `drop` does).
    /// This is normally prevented by the type system, but users of `ManuallyDrop` must
    /// uphold those guarantees without assistance from the compiler.
    ///
    /// [pinned]: crate::pin
    #[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
    #[inline]
    #[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_drop_in_place", issue = "109342")]
    pub const unsafe fn drop(slot: &mut ManuallyDrop<T>)
    where
        T: [const] Destruct,
    {
        // SAFETY: we are dropping the value pointed to by a mutable reference
        // which is guaranteed to be valid for writes.
        // It is up to the caller to make sure that `slot` isn't dropped again.
        unsafe { ptr::drop_in_place(&mut slot.value) }
    }
}

#[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_convert", issue = "143773")]
impl<T: ?Sized> const Deref for ManuallyDrop<T> {
    type Target = T;
    #[inline(always)]
    fn deref(&self) -> &T {
        &self.value
    }
}

#[stable(feature = "manually_drop", since = "1.20.0")]
#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_convert", issue = "143773")]
impl<T: ?Sized> const DerefMut for ManuallyDrop<T> {
    #[inline(always)]
    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
        &mut self.value
    }
}

#[unstable(feature = "deref_pure_trait", issue = "87121")]
unsafe impl<T: ?Sized> DerefPure for ManuallyDrop<T> {}